The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-28

The Clerk of Courts has just c0mplet-
ed bis annual report of the Judicial
Statistics Of Stark county, to the Secre-
tary of State, from which the following
is cOndensed ...
DIVORCES.
Number of divorces pending on July
1st, 1856, 6,number Of divorces brought
within year, n; total, 1873 0fthis nun.
Der "a were for adultery, 65 for absence
and gross neglect, 16 for cruelty, % for
drunkenness, for fraud and 3 miscel-
laneOus. Number of divorces decided
during the year a., leaving SO on the
docket July lst, 1887 OF the total mum
ber of divorce cases 35 were brought by
the husband and 98 by the wife. OF
the results of the suits heard during the
year 8 we're granted to husbands and 32
to wives. Nine cases brought by the
husbands were dismissed, and Ia
brought by the wives were dismissed.
There were II cases wherein the Ques-
tlon of the custody of children was
raised, In one Of which the children
were given to the father, and in ten, to
the mother.
FINES, COSTS. BTC.
Flnes-Crimess against the person $50
were assessed and $40 collected. 0tner
Offenses, $50 was assessed and $25 was
90 lected, making total of $l70 In
fines assessed and sos collected.
Cos s-COlleete SIS follows: For
crimes against the person, 81, ,352.20 was
taxed Snd $1,305 % collected. Other
crimes $74l % was taxed and the same
amount collected. There were costs
collected from defendants In these &C
tiOns of 1851, making a grand total Of
costs taxed Of $2. .247 16 In all cases, OF
which amount $2.2001 18 was taxed
against the defendants.
There was also $1,000 collected in for
felted recognizances.
CIVIL JUDGMENTS.
Total number Of Judgments rendered
225, Of which 1875 we're fer money only
and 30 others In which money was in
cluded The total amount adjudgsd due
was $197, ,824 O2. the average amount Of
each bsing $S7921. The number OF
fnal DEGREES rendered was 122
CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON.
There were l6 persons indicted for
crimes against the person, of which one
was for manslAughter, one for attempt
ing to procure abortion, one for robbery,
two for assault with intent to kill, six
for assault wi b intent to commit rape
or rot berry, one for pointing fire arms
three for assault and battery and one
libel.
The above indictments we're disposed
Of as follows: Six were found guilty
and sent to the penitentiary, one i'm
prisOned In the county Jail only, three
fined only, one fiaed and imprisoned In
the county jail, and three were acquit
ted. Three of the above indictments are
still pending. two for assault and bat
tery and one for libel. ...... .u
oFFENsES AGAINST PROPERTY.
For the above there were thirty eight
persons indicted, Of which one was for
arson, sixteen for burglary, one for
grand larceny, one for petit larceny
three for horse stealing, one for receiV-
Ing stolen goods, one for obtaining
goods by false pretense, thirteen for forg
cry and one for other OffenSes.
OF the above the following were dis.
posed Of: Two were sent to the peni.
tentiary, 13 to the county jail and two
fined and imprisoned. ... ....
The number still pending of the above
is one for arson, six for burglary, one
for horse stealing, one for obtaining
goods under false pretense, IL for fOEg-
cry and one for other Offense.
oFFENsEs AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE.
There were 10 persons indicted, Of
which one was for carrying concealed |
weapons, four for riot, two for offenseS
against public, health, 2 for perjury,
three against liquor laws, one for adult |
cry, two for seduction under promise of |
marriage, three for keeping houses of !
Ill fame and one for Illegal voting. OF |
the above two were imprisoned IN the
county jail, and six we're fined and
imprisoned. There are still pending
four for riot, two for offenses against |
public health, two for perjury, two for
seduction and one for illegal voting.
...E INQUESTs
The following are the number Of in
quests reported to the court by Coroner. |
with his anaings thereon: There we're
2S In all, of which one male and one
female were homicides, i've males were
suicides, 16 males were killed by scci-
dent and five males died Of causes un. |
known. Fifteen of them were native |
born, IL foreign born and one whose |
nationality was not known,